Folding settee



UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIcFE.

REYNOLDS T. WVHITE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

FOLDING SETTEE.

SPECIFIGATIOIF forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,903, dated August 16, 1881. Application filed June 6, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RnYNoLDs T. WHITE, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Folding Settees, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to produce a folding settee which, while possessing all the advantages of a rigid settee, is capable of being folded in a very small compass for stowage or transportation and the invention consists in certain details of construction whereby the settee may be easily and quickly changed from the open or rigid position to the closed or folded condition, and with "ery little exertion.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l repre sents a front elevation of'a settee embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the settee when opened for use. Fig. 3 is an end view of the same when folded. Fig. 4is a longitudinal section of the settee when folded. Fig. 5 is a view in detail of the locking device, and Figs. 6 and 7 are views in detail of the braces and leg-supports.

A represents the backot' the settee, and is hinged, as shown at a a, to the seat B. To the front and rear sides, and also to the ends of the seat B, are attached the strips B. To the inner sides of the front and rear strips, B, near their ends, are pivoted or hinged the sup ports or legs G G, which rest upon the braces D D, as shown at Fig. 1, when the settee is open for use.-

The supports O C may rest in notches a in the braces D D; or they may be provided with a bolt, t, attached to the supports and. entering sockets l l on the braces D D, so asto hold the parts securely in place. The supports or legs G O are connected by a cross-bar, F, (shown in Fig. 2,) andto this cross-piece is pivoteda bar, E, which extends to the rear beyond the rear support O,andisintended as abrace to prevent the settee from tipping backward. The bar E fits in a notch, m, in the brace D, so as to prevent its lateral motion and to steady the settee.

At each end of the seat B is attached to the end strip, B, a socket, c, in which is fitted so as to be readily removed the, arm-support c, which is pivoted at its upper end to the slotted arm I). An ear, h, on the part of the arm below the pivot holds the arm-support in position when the settee is open. The arm I) is provided with a slot, (1, and is connected by a pin, 6, to the end of the back. A recess or notch, 61, at the end of the slot at serves to retain the arm b in place.

To the lower edge of the strip B of the seat, at a pointjust below the pivot 12 ot the leg 0, as shown in Fig. 6, is a metal plate, 0, which extends inward and fits in a corresponding notch in the leg 0, for the purpose of giving additional support to the seat in the event of the pivot or bolt 19 not being suffieient to sustain the weight upon the seat B.

The support 0 of arm I) rests upon a button, g, in the end of the seat-frame B when the settee is folded, as shown in Fig. 3.

When the settee is to be folded for stowage or transportation the arm-support c is raised out of the socketf and the arm 61 is released from the pin a on the back A. The arm 61 and its supportc are then folded together, as shown in Fig. 3, and the back A is folded down upon the seat B. The body of the settee is then raised at each end alternately, so as to release the legs C from the brace D. The legs O,with the braces E,which turn inward on the pivots t', are then folded up under the seat and the braceD alsofolded up, all being inclosed within the side strips, B, and assuming the position shown in Fig. 4.

It will be seen that the space required for the stowage of my settee is very small compared to that occupied by a settee that does not admit of being folded, and is well adapted for use in halls and other places where a clear space is sometimes required for assemblies, for dancing, &c., and at other times for a seated audience.

By letting the back of the settee down on a level with the seat B and utilizing the arms for supports of the same, the settee may be converted into a bedstead or lounge.

The back A and seat'B may be upholstered, if desired.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. The combination of the seat B, the hinged back A, the slotted arm d, the support 0, pivoted to the said arm d, and the socket E, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the hinged brace E,

attached to the crossbar F of the legs 0 G, In testimony whereof Ihzwe signed myname and extending to the rear of the settee, with to this specification in the presence of two subthe notched braces D, substantially as and for scribing witnesses. the purpose specified. 5 3. A folding settee composed of the seat B, REYNOLDS T. WHITE.

folding back A, arm 11, and its support 0, the folding legs 0 O, supported upon the hinged Witnesses: I braces D, and the brace E, all constructed and J 0s. H. ADAMS, arranged substantially as and for the purpose B. OHARA.

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